How I Met Your Mother: Scoop on the return of Robin Sparkles from TVLine’s Michael Ausiello

Here’s some scoop on How I Met Your Mother from this week’s (Posted on 12/18/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: It’s been quite a while since you’ve given us anything on How I Met Your Mother. How about a little something? –Rebecca

Ausiello: Reports of a Robin Sparkles comeback have not been greatly exaggerated. EP Carter Bays confirms that Scherbat’s ’90s alter ego will resurface in a big way in the Monday, Feb. 4 episode. “We [wanted to see] the next step in the progression that took her from Robin Sparkles to who she is today,” he previews. “What dominoes had to fall to get her from there to here?” Bays teases that viewers will be exposed to “a darker, edgier Robin Sparkles,” adding, “We’re going to see her rebellious side come out.”

How I Met Your Mother returns with 8×13, ‘Band or DJ? on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 8pm on CBS.